Scenes from the reopening: lottery winners, maskless customers
By Tony Biasotti / Wednesday, June 16th, 2021 / Central Coast, East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, middle, South Coast, Top Stories, Tourism, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Scenes from the reopening: lottery winners, maskless customers
The doors of the region’s businesses were fully open on June 15 for the first time in 15 months — and two Central Coast residents became millionaires — as California lifted nearly all of its COVID-19 restrictions. The state appears to have the upper hand on the virus, with new cases down to around 1,000 Read More →
CSUCI, SBCC get multimillion-dollar gifts from MacKenzie Scott
By Tony Biasotti / Tuesday, June 15th, 2021 / Higher Education, Latest news, Nonprofits, right, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on CSUCI, SBCC get multimillion-dollar gifts from MacKenzie Scott
Amazon billionaire MacKenzie Scott gave away another $2.7 billion on June 15, including $20 million for Santa Barbara City College and $15 million for CSU Channel Islands near Camarillo. Scott announced the new round of gifts with a blog post that lists all 286 recipients, most of them public institutions and private nonprofits in higher Read More →
AeroVironment moves headquarters out of Simi Valley
By Staff Report / Tuesday, June 15th, 2021 / Banking & Finance, Earnings, East Ventura County, Latest news, middle, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on AeroVironment moves headquarters out of Simi Valley
Fifty years after it was founded and two and a half after it moved to Simi Valley, the drone developer and manufacturer AeroVironment is moving its headquarters to Arlington, Virginia, effective immediately. The company made the announcement with an early morning news release on June 15. “The greater Washington D.C. area is where many of Read More →

Our View: A better way to build in fire-prone regions
By Editorial Board / Friday, June 11th, 2021 / Editorials, Latest news, middle, Opinion, Subscriber content, Top Stories / Comments Off on Our View: A better way to build in fire-prone regions
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Region’s universities strive for workplace inclusiveness
By pacbiztimes / Friday, June 11th, 2021 / Higher Education, Latest news, right, Subscriber content, Top Stories / Comments Off on Region’s universities strive for workplace inclusiveness
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Pride’s new faces in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties
By pacbiztimes / Friday, June 11th, 2021 / Latest news, Nonprofits, Subscriber content, Top Stories / Comments Off on Pride’s new faces in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties
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Morro Bay stacks could go up in smoke under new agreement with battery project developer
By Marissa Nall / Thursday, June 10th, 2021 / Central Coast, Energy, Green Coast, Latest news, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Morro Bay stacks could go up in smoke under new agreement with battery project developer
The city of Morro Bay and Vistra Energy have reached an agreement that smoothes out several roadblocks that stood in the way of Vistra’s proposal to build the world’s largest battery storage facility on the Central Coast. Vistra and city staff members reached a memorandum of understanding that was approved by the Morro Bay City Read More →







